Show Notes
Main Show starts at 9:54 Vinyl records, cassette tapes and now reel-to-reel tapes are being revived. What’s with the surge in popularity in old media formats? We share our thoughts on NVIDIA next generation DLSS 5, which does real-time rendering to add realistic lighting to game frames. And we play a game of guessing what this product is based on the name! Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Patrick Norton, Roger Chang, Joe.
Link to the Show Notes.
Top Tech Story of the Week: Nvidia GTC 2026: AI inference, Vera Rubin, and Neuron take center stage https://www.eweek.com/news/nvidia-gtc-2026-ai-inference-vera-rubin-neuron/ Russians caught stealing personal data from Ukrainians with new advanced iPhone hacking tools https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/18/russians-caught-stealing-personal-data-from-ukrainians-with-new-advanced-iphone-hacking-tools/ MacBook Neo is the most repairable MacBook in 14 years https://www.ifixit.com/News/116152/macbook-neo-is-the-most-repairable-macbook-in-14-years Peacock expands into AI-driven video, mobile-first, live sports, and gaming https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/13/peacock-expands-into-ai-driven-video-mobile-first-live-sports-and-gaming/ Fitbit sleep tracking improvements aim for better accuracy and insights https://9to5google.com/2026/03/17/fitbit-sleep-tracking-improvements/ (Patreon Post) https://www.patreon.com/posts/153443897 Discussions: Bandcamp Discover: Cassette releases https://bandcamp.com/discover/all/cassette A tale of tape: Rhino Records’ open reel tape series https://www.stereophile.com/content/tale-tape-rhino-records-open-reel-tape-series Remember Sports merch collection https://www.hellomerch.com/collections/remember-sports Acoustic Sounds store https://store.acousticsounds.com/ Weverse shop (artists merch category) https://shop.weverse.io/en/shop/USD/artists/2/categories/1?subCategoryId=7289 Weverse sales page https://shop.weverse.io/en/shop/USD/artists/2/sales/39188 Tiny Vinyl store https://www.tinyvinyl.com/ Reel-to-reel machines catalog https://store.acousticsounds.com/cat/404/Reel_to_Reel_Machines The return of reel-to-reel: Rhino High Fidelity announces new series with Yes https://www.rhino.com/article/the-return-of-reel-to-reel-rhino-high-fidelity-announces-brand-new-series-with-yes-the-yes Rhino High Fidelity reel-to-reel bundle https://store.rhino.com/products/rhino-high-fidelity-reel-to-reel-bundle Reel-to-reel catalog https://store.acousticsounds.com/cat/397/Reel_to_Reel Nvidia DLSS 5 uncanny valley concerns https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/16/nvidia_dlss5_uncanny_valley/ Jensen Huang says gamers are wrong about DLSS 5 backlash https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/jensen-huang-says-gamers-are-completely-wrong-about-dlss-5-nvidia-ceo-responds-to-dlss-5-backlash DLSS 5 overwriting characters with AI beauty standards debate https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/dlss-5-clearly-overwrites-game-characters-with-ai-beauty-standards-but-nvidia-says-devs-have-artistic-control/ More Discussions: Nothing CEO Carl Pei says smartphone apps will disappear as AI agents take their place https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/18/nothing-ceo-carl-pei-says-smartphone-apps-will-disappear-as-ai-agents-take-their-place/ Mail Bag: Amateur Traveler http://amateurtraveler.com/ Polarsteps travel tracking app https://www.polarsteps.com/
Today’s guest: Patrick Norton https://www.avexcel.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/patricknorton.bsky.social Show Links: https://dailytechnewsshow.com https://dailytechnewsshow.com/ntx https://knowalittlemore.com http://dailytechnewsshow.com/store https://www.dailytechnewsshow.com/support https://dtns.tv/wiki Sarah Lane Links: https://sarahlane.com https://x.com/sarahlane https://medium.com/@sarahlane https://masto.ai/@sarahlane https://havesuchagoodday.com Tom Merritt Links: https://tomsnewbook.com https://swordandlaser.com/store https://www.cordkillers.com
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